Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Long Island Sound

What is BIL?

On November 6, 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-58), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL, to enhance the nation’s infrastructure and resilience. It authorizes funding to improve infrastructure and resiliency throughout the United States. Under the legislation, the Long Island Sound Study will receive $21.2 million per year over five federal years (2022–2026). The total of $106 million will fund local BIL initiatives to improve the environmental health, resiliency, and economic vitality of the Sound.

Examples of BIL-funded Long Island Sound Projects
A house in Centerport Harbor gets an enhanced nitrogen removal septic system to replace a cesspool. Jim Ammerman/LISS photo
A house in Centerport Harbor gets an enhanced nitrogen removal septic system to replace a cesspool. BIL funding is supporting New York State’s effort to replace outdated systems to reduce nitrogen pollution into Long Island Sound. Jim Ammerman/LISS photo

A brief description of each of the projects funded in Long Island Sound through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is available on the BIL Projects web page. In addition, the Long Island Sound Study website has fact sheets highlighting projects funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the first year of funding. The fact sheets are available in the LISS media center.

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